| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:38 | NYI | PPG - John Tavares (6) [GOALS_807] - Assists: M. Moulson (7) & K. Okposo (8) |
| 05:35 | NYI | PPG - Mark Streit (4) Slap Shot - Assists: B. Gervais (3) & R. Park (4) |
| 13:41 | NYI | John Tavares (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Hunter (2) & M. Moulson (8) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:52 | CAR | PPG - Tuomo Ruutu (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Sutter (1) & B. Rodney (1) |
| 11:17 | CAR | Ray Whitney (5) Tip-In - Assists: A. Alberts (3) & A. Ward (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 17:29 | CAR | Tim Gleason (2) Slap Shot - Assists: B. Sutter (2) & C. LaRose (3) |
| OT Period | ||
| 04:45 | NYI | Kyle Okposo (4) Snap Shot - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:54 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Roughing - 2 min |
| 02:54 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 11:33 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:17 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 15:17 | NYI | Sean Bergenheim : Charging - 2 min |
| 15:52 | NYI | Blake Comeau : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:28 | NYI | Freddy Meyer : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:25 | NYI | Blake Comeau : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 13:48 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:01 | NYI | Mark Streit : Holding - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
 NYI |
7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
 CAR |
3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NYI |
43 M. Biron (W) | 22 - 24 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 63:46 |
| CAR |
34 M. Legace (L) | 19 - 21 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 21 - 25 | 0.840 | 64:40 |
| Skater Stats |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 21:08 | 3:22 | 0:39 | 25:09 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:50 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 14:35 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 | 2:25 | 1:45 | 26:06 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:30 | 3:19 | 18:04 |
| 44 N. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:22 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 12:11 |
| 13 R. Schremp | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:22 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 13:37 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 10:57 |
| 20 S. Bergenheim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13:16 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 15:11 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:52 | 2:52 | 2:39 | 21:23 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 22:29 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:30 | 2:21 | 0:07 | 16:58 |
| 15 T. Jackman | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:19 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 10:51 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:00 | 0:00 | 3:33 | 15:33 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | 1:32 | 1:52 | 20:44 |
| 24 F. Meyer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:07 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 17:23 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:01 | 2:45 | 1:49 | 18:35 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 11:46 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 12:22 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:41 | 3:39 | 0:07 | 17:27 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:31 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 10:13 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19:27 | 1:28 | 0:55 | 21:50 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:15 | 0:07 | 2:47 | 19:09 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 16:02 | 0:26 | 2:16 | 18:44 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:43 | 4:46 | 0:00 | 21:29 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 16:57 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14:44 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 18:14 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:31 | 3:19 | 1:34 | 20:24 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:12 | 1:35 | 1:11 | 20:58 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:47 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 23:00 | 4:11 | 2:03 | 29:14 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:58 | 1:03 | 0:45 | 18:46 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:08 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 4:50 |
| 19 B. Rodney | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:03 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 14:28 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15:12 | 2:28 | 0:45 | 18:25 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:43 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 8:55 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:36 | 0:17 | 2:35 | 17:28 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:05 | 4:35 | 2:09 | 25:49 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14163 |
| Referees | Steve Kozari, Kevin Pollock |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Brad Kovachik |
